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This is beautiful, Raff.  Thank you.
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Great topic.

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Great idea!  Pleasures of the Harbour and Rehearsals for Retirement, too.
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

This is beautiful, Raff.  Thank you.


You are very welcomeSmile! Everything by William D. Drake is highly recommended. Incidentally, he is here on PA under Prog Folk. Here's his Bandcamp page, where you can listen to all his albums: http://williamddrake.bandcamp.com/
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Thank you, love new stuff!
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan


Not really melancholic (too happy), certainly not fragile and not always gentle, but this one takes the prize and runs with the cash box







Pthank you for Ptarmigan!
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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

I thought about mentioning Sylvian, but he's a far cry from Vashti Bunyan, emotionally speaking. His most personal album, Blemish, is quite bitter. His quietest album, Manafon is quite bleak and austere. I love his music to bits, though.

There's A Light That Enters Houses With No Other House In Sight may fit the bill, although calling it folky may be a stretch, it's surely more avantgarde - but certainly fragile and gentle.
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One more from the big Cardiacs&related family:
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Fuehrs und Froehling:
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No doubt you will know most of these but anyway...
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And of course this!
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I'll second Bert Jansch's "Avocet" and add " A Hymn for Ancient Land" by Jim Ghedi. I can't post YouTube videos at work but this is the album, it ticks all the boxes for you. Well, I reckon it does.
 


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Another new one for me to check out, thank you (Jim Ghedi).
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Love William D. Drake, and love that vid Raff.   Sometimes when I'm taking a break from work, I like to prepare ridiculous polls and topics (sometimes I post them, usually I do not). I prepared a William D. Drake vs. Nick Drake vs. Drake the rapper poll.

While very different from the Vashti Bunyan "Winter is Blue", Nick Drake ("River Man" and "Fruit Tree" mood, which is not a complaint as I don't wish to limit to such stuff, I like that Luciano Cilio a lot.
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Richard Thompson...2 obvious tracks

1. King Of Bohemia


2. Burns Supper



How fragile, melancholic and gentle folk can you get? These two make me cry every time! Blubbering fool I am.
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Experimentive folk /synth song from Mr Budda Chocolate Cat Stevens

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxH_Dl76W8
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^ Very good Cat, thanks.

^^ The Richard Thompson ones are very good.
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

In the same vein as the sublime North Sea Radio Orchestra, this beauty from one of the best albums of the past few years - William D. Drake's The Rising of the Lights:


This has also greatly gained my favour, as well as Espers.  Love this topic.
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